kids first pony
 

what do you guy's think would be the best for my kids first car?
I want a car that he can work on so it will be easy for him but be worth the mony for me.

a 65 mustang, because they have no emmisions equipment (simple to work on) , vast aftermarket, and he will most likly take better care of it (via driving habits) if he is more attached to it from doing all that work.

They are also cheap. I got my 65 for $1000; running, but not pretty.

Insurance is also very cheap.

I agree. I have a 70 mach 1 and parts are VERY hard to find. Also, I don't know your price range, but there were some '65s that came with the Hipo 289 putting out 271 hp, which can somewhat easily be built up to put out the 306 hp that the Shelby's came with, which would be a very good learning experience. The engine code for this motor is 'K'.

just get them a honda better on gas and headache free. :eek:

depends on the kid really - im what ..19 but i "think" i drive responsibly ..i mean ive only raced a handful of times which i shouldnt do either way. if he is not responsible i wouldnt get him a v8 but thats just me unless you want him coming home with tickets or going into the ditch ..but if he is id suggest something like a 92 or 93 gt - for about a few k most are nice lookin and already have some mods done to them. i do also like the idea of a classic too with my experience i do appreciate my car a LOT more than most people do - i started mine when i was 16 and i jsut finished like 6 months ago, i know basically every nut and bolt that has gone into the car and just thinking about wrecking kind deters me from racing. whatever you do dont get a mazda ;)

Tehy're right about the early Stangs easy to work/learn on. But, $1000, can't find any in the northeast for that money. At least not rust free! Plan on spending a little more than that. Especially if you want to have it for an investment. I'd stay with the small blocks. Save some money and then big blocks might be a little too much power for a first driver. Also consider the late 80's, 5.0's. The price's are dirt cheep. Parts are all over, and they will be classics soon enough. Yeah I know they have EFI. But once you start working with them, they're not all that mystifying.

yeah things on classic cars tend to break ... a lot - mine started out as 3300 and ive spent more than 6 times that much on it then again i did quite a bit of modding, but even still you end up pouring a lot of money into these old cars